Studio 8

i had a vip loft here for my bday or at least i think thats what its called. man the bottle service here is expensive! we were paying 150 to 200 f or some bottles of grey goose etc… if you pass out they kick you out plain and simple even though its your bday lol note to self dont pass out here. experience was cool, i had a lot of friends so i didnt really notice how small it is, our waitress was pretty cute

If you’re a girl, the only reason you’d come here is because you’re an attention whore that enjoys it when guys gawk at you all night while you’re dancing with your female friends who are also dressed like hoochies. It’s ok for them to watch but you get upset when any guys try to talk or dance with you.
If you’re a guy, the only reason you’d come here is because you enjoy standing against the wall with all your guy friends to gawk at the dancing girls. You surely didn’t come to hook up with anyone because you already know that the only girls who come here are teases. Maybe you came to pick up other guys?
I’d rather stay home and watch hyennas stalking their prey on National Geographic. It’s basically the same thing.

I came here twice and that was two times too many. Studio 8 is approximately ¹⁄₇ of Studio 54. The bouncers are ugly. This patrons are ugly. The drink prices are ugly. Just an all-​around ugly establishment.

studio 8, or vivid as they call it now, was ridiculous. The first instance that shocked me was when a big, black, ugly security guard burst into the woman’s restroom. this was completely inappropriate. There were no fights going on what so ever. Even in San Francisco, they send in a woman to retrieve any trouble makers. Towards the end of the night they same security guard had the nerve to kick my boyfriend and i out for being «too intoxicated.» There were people who couldn’t stand, yet he picked on us. credit card minimum is 20 dollars at the bar. They get you drunk then kick you out! but it’s ok, cause the security guard actually did us a favor.

I came here two times before and each time I came here I had a great time. Huge place and there is always a place to dance. They also have boxes where you can dance on as well. Nice VIP tables. Beautiful ladies serving at the VIP tables wearing red dresses. The staff was very nice when I was there. Staff is also very nice because I saw both times when I was there helping a poor girl who was drunk off her ass, into her car when her friend drove up to. Not to add both girls had threw up on the bouncer as well. Parking is also not bad because in San Jose you can always go to the garage and pay only $ 2 for parking. And there is usually parking if you circle around once or twice. I would definitely go back to this place. I had a really good time. =)

«Ugliest people under one roof,» as my friend likes to say. I will never step foot here ever again. Not even if it’s club VIVID Entertainment /​Ron Jeremy now.

Any place that Favors women over men gets one star. I’d give it Zero I could. The Bouncers are assholes if you don’t have breasts and a short dress on! All clubbers should be treated equal.

If you want to watch fights, drink over priced shots and see a bunch of train wrecks on the dance floor definitly check this place out. All the fake people who can’t hang at santana row end up at studio 8 everyweekend. This place has been black listed on my night spot list.

normally i really despise places like this. but i see some saving graces in this one. the venue is really nice and spread out, so there’s no large crowds you can’t get by or anything. the people didn’t seem bad at all here. a lot of comical middle aged men, but i wont comment further on that. drinks are a bit pricey, but what else do you expect?
this is a great place to go with a group of people you can DANCE with. because thats all you can do here. you wont hear a damn thing anyone is saying to you, so discussion is out of the picture unless you can sign.
you get reduced to a primate here, folks. the only way to approach a girl is to grind her ass or hand her a piece of paper that says «hi, I’m victor» on it.

If we could move Studio 8 from San Jose to the Mission they would be able to doube their ratings overnight.
I’ve never been to a club where guys who can’t dance stand in the middle… What gives?

Over-​packed both times I’ve gone. Also seemed to be straight hip-​hop with little else. No more.

*update* Studio 8 has now reopened as Vivid (
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Each and every Thursday evening, this is where you will find me. I’m a late bloomer, and didn’t even go to my first club until age 28. Now, I’m trying to make up for lost time. Studio 8 is a great starter joint for the inexperienced and uninitiated like me, since it is very tame, and chances are, you will not get into any trouble, unlike at some of the places in SF.
It’s kind of odd that so many people are badmouthing it though. I guess it goes to show that Unilocal is full of nothing but SF snob whinos whose sole purpose is to thumb their noses at anything not within the confines of their precious little 7×7.
Seriously though, what is there to complain about at this place? Free admission and $ 2 drinks before 11 pm, and ample, safe parking for no charge. Try that anywhere in the City. In addition, the ratio of bouncers to patrons is the most staggering I have seen in any venue. Any smallest inkling of violence erupting is rapidly squashed within a fraction of a second.
The best thing about Studio 8 is its sheer size. You never have to worry about feeling cramped, or having people ruining your rhythm by constantly bumping into you. Also, if you just want to hang out and be a wallflower, there is plenty of room for you to just chill and scope the scenery. There is also no lack of seating to take a break from the action, or to mingle with some cutie you just met on the dance floor.
And the nerve of some people to call this place «ghetto.» To me, ghetto would be having homeless fools congregate right along the outskirts — over streets reaking of urine — and having your car broken into on more than one occasion. I can attest to this from experience, and I can assure you that it never happened in San Jose. Can you take a guess where it was? Hint — It was up in that much smaller city to the North with the superiority complex.
Don’t get me wrong. I am not an SJ sympathizer, nor an SF basher. I stay within equidistance to either, in the geographic center of the Bay, so I split my time between both places. I don’t really take any sides because both have their merits.
Hoochie mamas are common at Studio 8, but there are plenty of normal girls just out to have some innocent fun as well. Besides, I don’t know about you, but I sure as heck don’t hit up the clubs looking for a wifey. It’s all about gettin’ down, and having a good time. If this matches your idea of some cheap, fun, and clean entertainment to whittle away that stress from the office, Studio 8 on a Thursday night is just your remedy. See you there!
*edit* ¹⁄₅ My group has been AWOL recently, so I have been flying solo. Wow, even better! If you are the kind of guy who doesn’t care about picking up on girls or drinking your arse off, but would rather just dance, dance, then this spot is perfect! There is so much room to roam, and none of the stuffy attitudes. So what if you can’t dance? Jump out there there and just lose it! From here on out, the main stage is where you’ll find me.

ugh how ghetto can u be? reminded me of some old chinatown bldg or another rvwr’s descrip as a high school gym is pretty apt. sorry tri, i know ur sister got married here.
CROWD: unattractive. teenyboppers & little hoochie mamas.
OVERALL: i will say it’s a good place to get fucked up since that’s what everyone seemed to be. hey it was my friend’s birthday!

This fucken place reminds me of a larger scale of my high school gym… Its one large dance floor with tables and booths on the outsides of it. I mean damn… All we need is the boys standing around while the girls dance… OH…thats right I forgot its already like that.
The crowd is a huge mix up of everything imagineable. I mean I don’t think I have to list it to say what its a huge crowd of… We’re in San Jose aren’t we… ASIANS of all types… ahem…(oops tourettes)
And WTF is up with one bathroom and a bouncer regulating how many people go in at one time. I nearly saw a girl getting clotheslined because it wasn’t her turn even when she was nearly puking on herself… Poor girl…

Where did they get the dj? I don’t think he’s ever heard of smooth transitions. He was trying to mix, but failed miserably. He needs to take some lessons. Could have been the worse dj ever.
The crowd truely represented manjose. Eeeeeeek.
The lighting of the club was weird too. Sometimes it would get brighter in the club, which meant you could see everyone in their natural lighting. NOT GOOD!
The only thing I liked about this club was the high vaulted ceilings. Advice, stick to clubbing in SF.

I’ve been here I think 3 times with friends, I find it decent, but nothing to really look forward to.
The music’s so-​so, crowd’s so-​so, drinks are so-​so.
Usually the crowd has a nice mix, but one time I could count the number of guys taller than me on one hand. And there were some honest-​to-​goodness midgets there that night. Which is fine. Just… odd.
What impressed me the last time I was there, some of the guys were polite! Actually being asked to dance rather than getting my leg humped was rather refreshing.
I just can’t figure out why they shine more light on the crowd than the go-​go-​dancers. They get lost in the shadows so you have to resort to watching the girls who get up on the stage area in front to dance. Not nearly as hot.

I love the high ceilings in this place, and how big it is. And if you get bored, you can always watch the pole dancer behind the DJ booth.
There were many many little asian couples, little asian women, and little asian men here. I’d give it a good 50 percent. I’m Chinese myself, and none too tall, but I still stood about a head higher than most of the people in the crowd.
Cover was 10 dollars for us, and we got access to the upper level (VIP?), which is nicely decorated (as like the rest of the club) but kinda dead that night.
There’s a big space in the back outside where people talk away from the music.
One thing though (this didn’t bother me, but it really irked some of my friends): it’s awfully brightly lit for a dance club. I don’t know if it’s just to show off the ceilings, or to maintain safety in such a large space, but it did feel a little unusual.

I’ve heard that this place is lame, lame, lame. There’s no in and out priviledges and the staff is not very helpful. I can understand no in and out in SF, but San Jose? Let’s not kid ourselves. Just because you act high class doesn’t mean you are.
Shape up or close down.

I have had a good time here the few times that I have gone because I have been drunk off my ass and with a big group of friends. Definitely the only way to do it. I have only very hazey recollections of this place. But, oh, the stories that I have heard about myself here.
Be sure to do the guest list thing so you get in free. If you get enough people to show up on your list, you’ll get a free bottle of Champagne. But don’t drink it! I blame it for the worst hangovers of my life.
I hear the music is bad and the crowd sucks, but if you are drunk enough, it doesn’t matter. The place looks cool. It is an old bank, a nice looking bar, fun round booths, and a huge dance floor. I like that it is all one huge room so you don’t have to walk from one room to the other to dance.

DISCO Ball — BOOTY Call. So this is where all those San Jose ppl hang out on Saturday night when they don’t want to make the drive up to ‘FRISCO.’
Perfect venue for Men With Yellow Fever. Cover is 20 bucks fellas. .. but worth every Penny Kim.